Netflix denies stories of ‘critical damage’ on set of Squid Recreation competitors collection
Netflix is denying stories that contestants sustained critical accidents amidst freezing temperatures on set of the Squid Game competitors actuality collection.
The streamer and Studio Lambert and The Backyard, the businesses co-producing the collection, stated claims of damage on the outside U.Ok. set put forth by The Sun are false. “We care deeply in regards to the well being and security of our forged and crew, and invested in all the suitable security procedures,” Netflix and co. instructed EW in a joint assertion. “Whereas it was very chilly on set — and members have been ready for that — any claims of significant damage are unfaithful.”
The British tabloid reported Tuesday that climate situations that plunged under zero led to no less than one contestant being “stretchered off” whereas others suffered frostbite. A supply claimed {that a} recreation of Purple Mild, Inexperienced Mild, filmed at a former air pressure base close to Bedford in England, led to tears, although the character of the accidents weren’t specified.
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Netflix greenlit the competition series, titled Squid Recreation: The Problem, final summer time. Modeled after the hit South Korean collection, The Problem will comply with over 400 actual life gamers as they compete in a collection of video games impressed by the award-winning present (plus some shock new additions) for a $4.56 million reward. Sure, actually.
Brandon Riegg, Netflix’s VP of unscripted and documentary collection, stated followers are in for a “fascinating and unpredictable journey.”
“Squid Recreation took the world by storm with director Hwang [Dong-Hyuk]’s charming story and iconic imagery,” Riegg stated. “We’re grateful for his help as we flip the fictional world into actuality on this large competitors and social experiment. Followers of the drama collection are in for a captivating and unpredictable journey as our 456 actual world contestants navigate the largest competitors collection ever, filled with rigidity and twists, with the largest ever money prize on the finish.”
A second season of the series was confirmed final yr alongside the introduction of a brand new lethal character: Cheol-su, boyfriend of Younger-hee. “The person within the go well with with ddakji could be again,” Hwang teased. “Be a part of us as soon as extra for a complete new spherical.“
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